Nightwork : sexuality, pleasure, and corporate masculinity in a Tokyo hostess club / Anne Allison.

Author
Allison, Anne, 1950- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1994.
Description
xiii, 213 pages ; 24 cm

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          Summary note
          In researching this book, the author took on the role of a hostess in one of Tokyo's many "hostess clubs". The resulting text critically examines how such establishments create bonds among white-collar men and forge a masculine identity that suits the needs of their corporations.
          Bibliographic references
          Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-209) and index.
          Contents
          • pt. 1. Ethnography of a Hostess Club. Ch. 1. A Type of Place. Ch. 2. A Type of Routine. Ch. 3. A Type of Woman
          • pt. 2. Mapping the Nightlife within Cultural Categories. Ch. 4. Social Place and Identity. Ch. 5. The Meaning and Place of Work: The Sarariiman. Ch. 6. Family and Home. Ch. 7. Structure of Japanese Play. Ch. 8. Male Play with Money, Women, and Sex
          • pt. 3. Male Rituals and Masculinity. Ch. 9. Male Bonding. Ch. 10. The Mizu Shobai Woman: Constructing Dirtiness and Sex. Ch. 11. Impotence as a Sign and Symbol of the Sarariiman.
          ISBN
          • 0226014851 ((alk. paper))
          • 9780226014852 ((alk. paper))
          • 0226014878 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
          • 9780226014876 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
          LCCN
          93034877
          OCLC
          28966869
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